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Topic: Liszt jeu d'eaux a la Ville d'este  (Read 1632 times)

Offline xxhottie88xx

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Liszt jeu d'eaux a la Ville d'este
on: June 20, 2014, 03:00:28 AM

Offline pianoman53

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Re: Liszt jeu d'eaux a la Ville d'este
Reply #1 on: June 21, 2014, 03:32:35 PM
Hey hottie ;)

The passage work is well played, but the melody doesn't sound enough. You have a nice color, but it just one color. You need to change it much more. The melody doesn't need this super singing tone all the time, but much more than now. Otherwise it sounds more like an etude in passage work.

I hope it makes sense

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Re: Liszt jeu d'eaux a la Ville d'este
Reply #2 on: June 21, 2014, 06:46:25 PM
Very fine rendition.  Early on I heard parts in the LH that I've never heard before in all the times I've listened to this piece.
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Re: Liszt jeu d'eaux a la Ville d'este
Reply #3 on: June 21, 2014, 06:58:35 PM
Hi xx,

I enjoyed hearing your rendition of this wonderful piece by Liszt. I'm OK with your balancing of the hands to emphasize melody in the foreground while keeping accompaniment more subdued in the background. I recognize too that while the melody is most often in the right hand, there are times when it shifts into the left hand, along with the occasional duet between the hands as well.  Overall I liked your articulation, dynamics, shadings, phrasing, nuances, playing the long line, peddling, and keeping everything in proper perspective.  You project it well for the listeners.  So I believe that your rendition is certainly meritorious. Thanks for sharing it with us.

David
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Offline xxhottie88xx

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Re: Liszt jeu d'eaux a la Ville d'este
Reply #4 on: June 24, 2014, 02:20:43 AM
I will work on my color, thanks for the constructive opinion :)

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Re: Liszt jeu d'eaux a la Ville d'este
Reply #5 on: June 26, 2014, 12:52:42 AM
Bravo, nicely done. Very articulate, and judicious use of pedal.
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